MOSCOW, June 16, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and 
Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Monday for an "immediate" end 
to fighting between Israel and Iran in a phone conversation, the Kremlin 
said.

"The leaders called for an immediate end to hostilities and the settlement of 
contentious issues, including those related to Iran's nuclear programme, 
exclusively through political and diplomatic means," the Kremlin said in its 
readout of the call.